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Utah ARP ESSER State Plan FINAL 06.03.2021 Utah State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund U.S. Department of Education Issued: April 21, 2021 OMB Number: 1810-0754 Expiration Date: October 31, 2021 Public Comment Conducted Released: May 17, 2021 Public Comment Closes: May 31, 2021 Approved by Utah State Board of Education June 3, 2021 Paperwork Burden Statement According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 1810-XXXX. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 100 hours per response, including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. The oBligation to respond to this collection is required to oBtain or retain benefit under Section 2001 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP Act). If you have any comments concerning the accuracy of the time estimate, suggestions for improving this individual collection, or if you have comments or concerns regarding the status of your individual form, application or survey, please contact Britt Jung, Office of State and Grantee Relations, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202-6450, email: [email protected] directly. Utah ARP ESSER State Plan 1 Cover Page Grantee and Contact Information ARP ESSER PR Award Number (e.g., S425U2100XX): S425U210032 SEA Contact: Sarah Young, Director of Strategic Initiatives Telephone: 801-538-7528 Email address: [email protected] By signing this document, I agree to each of the assurances listed in Appendix C and further assure that: To the best of my knowledge and belief, all information and data included in this plan are true and correct. Chief State School Officer or Authorized Representative (Printed Name) Dr. Sydnee Dickson Signature of Authorized SEA Representative Date: June 3, 2021 Utah ARP ESSER State Plan 2 Table of Contents Cover Page ...................................................................................................................................... 2 Grantee and Contact Information ........................................................................................... 2 Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 4 A. Describing the State’s Current Status and Needs .................................................................... 6 B. Safely Reopening Schools and Sustaining their Safe Operations ......................................... 21 C. Planning for the Use and Coordination of ARP ESSER Funds ........................................... 28 D. Maximizing State-Level Funds to Support Students ............................................................. 37 E. Supporting LEAs in Planning for and Meeting Students’ Needs ......................................... 45 F. Supporting the Educator Workforce ...................................................................................... 52 G. Monitoring and Measuring Progress ..................................................................................... 59 Utah ARP ESSER State Plan 3 Overview The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) staff from Student Achievement, Student Supports, Financial Operations, Data/Statistics, Policy, Law and Professional Practices, and Superintendency collaborated with Utah stakeholders and community members to draft the comprehensive response to this Utah ARP ESSER State Plan Template as required by the U.S. Department of Education. The response was created in May 2021 based on the current data, policies, and information available at that time. All text that is noted in italics comes from the U.S. Department of Education SEA application template. Additional information about the agency’s response to COVID-19 can be found on our website: https://schools.utah.gov/coronavirus Additionally, the Utah State Board of Education is provided notice to the U.S. Department of Education that the agency was unable to allocate ARP ESSER funds to our LEAs within 60 days of receiving the funds because it was not practicable. Utah State Code 63J-5-204 defines our Utah ARP ESSER funds as a “high impact federal request” meaning a new federal funds request that will or could result in the state receiving total payments of $10,000,000 or more per year from the federal government. Due to this designation, the following action steps must be taken: (3) (a)(i) Before obligating the state to accept or receive new federal funds or to participate in a new federal program under a high impact federal funds request that was not authorized during a legislative session as provided in Section 63J-5-201, an agency shall: (A) submit the federal funds request summary to the governor, the Judicial Council, or the State Board of Education, as appropriate, for approval or rejection; and (B) if the governor, the Judicial Council, or the State Board of Education approves the new federal funds request, submit the federal funds request summary to the Legislature for its approval or rejection in an annual general session or a special session. (ii)The procedures required under Subsection (3)(a)(i) shall be performed, if possible, before the date that the high impact funds request is formally submitted, but not later than three months after the date of formal submission. (b) (i)If the Legislature approves the new federal funds request, the agency may accept the new federal funds or participate in the new federal program. (ii)If the Legislature fails to approve the new federal funds request, the agency may not accept the new federal funds or participate in the new federal program. As this award was received after the conclusion of our state general legislative session, we are currently awaiting a special session to be convened to follow the process outlined above. Upon the action of the Utah State Legislature to approve and appropriate the Utah ARP ESSER award, Utah ARP ESSER State Plan 4 the Utah State Board of Education will take action to release the LEA allocations, and LEA application template. Our current projection for the release of the LEA application and associated resources for Utah ARP ESSER is June 15, 2021. The Utah State Board of Education has taken action to create the LEA allocations with our financial operations team. Additionally, agency staff are in the process of creating the LEA application template in alignment with federal requirements, as well as an LEA technical support for LEAs in planning and applying for the ARP ESSER funds as required by the recent ARP ESSER SEA Application template from the U.S. Department of Education. The agency is committed to providing these funds to our LEAs as soon as possible. This plan was approved by the Utah State Board of Education on June 3, 2021in an open public board meeting. Utah ARP ESSER State Plan 5 A. Describing the State’s Current Status and Needs The Department recognizes the extraordinary efforts made by States, LEAs, and educators to support students during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this section, SEAs will describe the progress they have made, the priorities and student needs guiding their ARP ESSER funding decisions, and their current and projected operating status. 1. Progress and Promising Practices: Provide your assessment of the top 2-3 strategies that have been most effective in supporting the needs of students in your State during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for students most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Please include, if applicable, how your State will submit and encourage its LEAs to submit lessons learned and best practices to the Department’s Safer Schools and Campuses Best Practices Clearinghouse so that they can be shared with other States and LEAs. The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) has identified the following effective strategies in supporting the needs of students in Utah during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for students most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic include: - Supported school reopening in fall 2020: In addition, the USBE has worked collaboratively with the Utah Department of Health, the Governor’s office, and others to establish health and safety protocols that supported most Utah students continuing with in-person learning through the year. In addition to supporting in-person learning, to the greatest extent possible, LEAs took systematic steps to find and engage “missing” students through home visits and other evidence-based engagement strategies. - Expanded access to broadband and educational devices: One example of successfully expanding broadband access to support remote learning can be found in the Murray School District and their Power Play LTE initiative, which was leveraged through COVID-19 relief funding and a collaborative partnership with the Utah Education Network. - Empowering LEAs to make local decisions about the best practices and allocation of COVID-19 relief funding to meet the needs of their specific student population, including those most impacted by COVID-19: This includes USBE continued emphasis on high quality instructional practices, student competency, and individual needs to focus on addressing opportunity to learn for each student. For example, the USBE waived some of the requirements
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